Jeanie Buss Discussion: Following In Dad's Footsteps

She's got Linda, bro. She'll be fine (kidding).

I think whatever side you land on, one thing remains clear: Jeanie LOVES the Lakers. She sold the team to Mark in good faith, and honestly, it made a lot of sense at the time — crazy price tag, she kept her role as governor, and he had an outstanding track record with the Dodgers.

My guess is this whole situation hit her like a whirlwind, and she genuinely believes she's doing the right thing by fighting back. I get that. I'm not taking a side, because I understand having that sentimental attachment to something you love — especially when it was something your father loved too.

On the other hand, maybe it's just time for her to say goodbye, as heartbreaking as that would be. The other Buss kids seem to have already made peace with that, collectively signing the tag-along agreement to cash out their equity and move on.

 

Human Beings. And the pigs they are when power is involved.

 

Yeah I think Jeanie’s heart has mostly always been in the right place. She cares about the Lakers, I just think her priorities and strategies are often outdated and naive.

So at this point if she cares about the Lakers, I hope she realizes soon that fighting the sale hurts the franchise. Causing drama and prolonging the inevitable is a bad look for us and just delays the inevitable org reshuffling that we need.

 

yeah, that was my point earlier--it's clear it's over. how important is it to drag it out for the sake of principle? i've been in situations where i really wanted to hang onto something that people wanted to take, and i just accepted that a) it was going to be taken, and b) the period of time between now and then wasn't going to be the thing i wanted, anyway.

accept that you did your best and acted in accordance with your own principles, and the system didn't bend to your will. in her case, she's already made one mistake in that i think if she steps aside gracefully in public (no matter how made she is at the siblings), i think she's at least maintained as a mascot of sorts. but that ship has now also sailed.

and this isn't me saying i welcome our saudi overlords or whatever. just know when you've lost and don't compound it. you can keep integrity and invest your time and energy into new things that are fulfilling and valuable to you.

it's up to you how much your anger about the situation impacts your daily life. and now i'm talking to myself.

 

Yeah, the Buss feud is a distraction.

She should partner with an investor and buy out her sibling's 14.8%.

 

She should have just bought the whole thing if she cared so much. But she wanted the billions in liquidity and to still pretend she’s part of the team.

 

Not having a clue what is actually happening behind those closed doors I support Jeanie in whatever she does. More info comes out I will adjust my thinking accordingly.

 

the consolation is, of course, that she has pocketed probably over a billion dollars from this team and she will be more than fine. Heck, she could afford a lifetime of season box seats.

 

The way i look at it as a minority owner you should step aside and let the majority owner take charge good or bad, Ypo sold it and still want to be in control.

 

I take a more cynical take - these guys love being the owners of the Lakers and the cache that brings not necessarily the basketball team at this point. You are a celebrity and one with power to be a playa (who gets what seats, give out favors, the face time, etc). Throw in the fact that while they're extremely wealthy they all don't really have anything of note that they've accomplished (jeannie did get that title) outside of being a Buss whose associated with the Lakers feels more like a mid life crisis situation to me.

 

the new owner inherited a dysfunctional front office.

 

You dont

You dont sell your dad 67 Chevy he left you and tell the new owner you will hold on to the keys and or tell him how to drive it. Its no longer yours even if your attached, I personally dont think they should sell but at the same time they need to step aside. Then each time the team sells the next buyer is not obligated to keep transferring their shares so its tricky. I think her siblings are right on this one.

 

Jeanie is probably a little miffed, that Walter bought the team, knowing that he might be facing some consequences, for some of his financial dealings at some point, and the Lakers would be a valuable asset to have in his pocket. That extra 2 billion that he pocketed, could have been hers. To add injury to insult, the new owners want her out, and the siblings she muscled out, in order to sale to Walter, want thier measure of revenge.

Mark is slick as a can of oil, he played this situation well. Most billionaires have a certain degree of ganster, crook if you will, in them IMO. BEWARE



Jeanie " Oh Mark..I can't believe that you overpaid soo much for my team, but I appreciate it immensely!" " Now..I'm going to use your money, to get me another one of these!!" "Life is great!"

Mark " Ha...you just wait, we'll see about that over paying stuff soon!"

 

I think also that Jeanie lives for the Lakers, this franchise is her only purpose and popular business.
For her, getting out from the Lakers means also the end of her public and popular life. And I think that it's a bad and very unusual thing for a person who has growth in that kind of environment.

I mean, I don't want to doubt about the fact that she loves the Lakers so much, I'm sure about it.

 

Her family probably does hate her, but vast wealth tends to break family, especially when all members are involved in the same family business.

To be fair to Jeanie, even though Jesse and Joey are half-brothers, they grew up in a completely different household and generation. So while it might seem cruel on paper that Jeanie fired them, they aren't really family in the sense that they had an immense personal and emotional disconnect from the get-go. Jerry broke his promise with Jeanie's mother that he would never have children with anyone else after their divorce, so the birth of Jesse/Joey created a deep, bitter resentment towards them.

She was much more reluctant to fire Jim. Although that ultimately broke their relationship as well, it had to be done at the time, as we can all agree. As for Johnny and Janie, they just want the money.

There's no stopping Jeanie, imo. I think her love for her father always comes first. Jeanie's identity and entire sense of purpose is to protect her father's wish. Her authority as the controlling owner is entirely tied to fulfilling the trust Dr. Jerry Buss placed in her.

 

Lol. Yeah, she does still have Linda so that's something.

Hopefully this is a knee jerk reaction as she tries to catch her breathe a bit. The reality of who Walter really is and what he did has to hurt a lot.

But sometimes despite our best effort, we lose. Just the reality of life. She sold the team and has to embrace all the consequences of that. She has also repeatedly alienated the rest of her siblings so she's completely on an island alone right now.

I suspect that when the shock wears off, some kind of side deal will be reached and she will walk away, even if its reluctantly.

 

She had everything she wanted but couldn't resist spiking the football on her siblings.

Welp. The bill for her choices has come due.